The Ridley Foundation
Analysis
The Ridley Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Ridley Foundation reported income of £318k and spending of £232k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £58k to £318k (+448%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 490%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Ridley Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steamship Shieldhall Charity (£317k), Amud Hachesed Trust (£318k) and The Space - Supporting People and Community Empowerment (£317k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objective is to provide intra-ocular lens surgery in the cure of cataract blindness to the poor of the Developing World, with the objective of providing the sustainable training of opthalmologists.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Steamship Shieldhall Charity | Hampshire | £317k |
| Amud Hachesed Trust | London | £318k |
| The Space - Supporting People and Community Empowerment | London | £317k |
| World Dementia Council | London | £318k |